Page 5: Historical Events In May - 24

1895  H S T L "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (Australian all-rounder post-WWI)   

1895  Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73.   

1898  Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator (Orlando)   

1899  The inaugural auto repair shop opens in Boston.   

1899  1st auto repair shop opens (Boston).   

1899  Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times).   

1900  Australians cross Vaal River in South Africa.   

1900  Britain annexes Orange Free State   

1900  In this year, 34th Belmont: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim claims in 2:21¼.   

1901  Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales   

1902  Empire Day inaugural celebrated in Britain   

1902  Empire Day 1st celebrated in Britain   

1903  Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, (Earth).   

1904  George Formby, [William Booth], Brit singer/comic (Let George Do It)   

1905  In this year, 39th Belmont: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya claims in 2:08.   

1905  Mikhail Sholokhov, USSR, writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965)   

1906  Edmund Sargant, solicitor   

1908  Belgium Catholic socialist/liberal parliamentary election.   

1908  Kresimir Fribec, composer.   

1909  Bristol University granted Royal Charter   

1909  Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet (Lorca).   

1910  Margers Zarins, composer.   

1912  Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano   

1913  Audrey Brown, England, 4 X 100m runner (Olympic-silver-1936).   

1914  Clifford Irving, Chairman (Isle of Man Govt)   

1915  Enemy Contracts Annulment Act   

1915  Formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish dead of the 19 May attacks are buried.   

1915  Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.   

1915  Thomas Edison invents telescribe to record telephone conversations   

1916  Conscription begins in Britain   

1916  French driven out of Fort Douaumont after 500 killed or injured.   

1916  Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname.   

1916  US pilot William Thaw shoots down a German Fokker   

1916  Roden Cutler, Governor (New South Wales).   

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1522  John jewel: English bishop   

1544  William gilbert: Essex england, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  Nikon: [nikita minin], patriarch of russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni battista chinelli: Composer   

1616  John maitland: Duke of lauderdale   

1619  Philips wouwerman(s): Dutch painter   

1650  John churchill: 1st duke of marlborough, english general strategist   

1671  Gian gastone de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany   

1144  Death of Petronella: Wife of earl floris ii the vette of holland/regent,   

1153  Death of David i: King of scotland,   

1351  Death of Abu al-hasan 'ali: Sultan of morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Murdoch stewart: 2nd duke of albany, scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Death of Ambroise de loré: French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas copernicus: Astronomer,   

1612  Death of Robert cecil: 1st earl of salisbury/pm (1598-1612),